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That decision reflected his growing obsession with his own press coverage and a sharp rightward turn in his political calculus.
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Ruth Margalit, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Still, there are questions about just how big of a role Florida will play in the November presidential election, given the state’s rightward shift in recent years.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
In response to Taft's rightward drift, Roosevelt formed the progressive Bull Moose party.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Aug. 2023
And in a year when former president Donald Trump is making a bid to take back the White House, multiple European governments may be headed for a rightward shift, propelled by voters in their late teens, 20s and early 30s.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
The rightward shift in politics is not restricted to Germany.
—Tilak Doshi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But in the now-defunct Senate bipartisan immigration proposal, Dreamers were ignored altogether, a casualty of the rightward shift on immigration.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
The bill represented a rightward tilt in Senate negotiations over border measures, yet the backlash was intense from conservatives.
—Stephen Groves and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
Yet, despite its rightward tilt, the bill is already losing Republican support.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Ruth Margalit, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
Still, there are questions about just how big of a role Florida will play in the November presidential election, given the state’s rightward shift in recent years.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
In response to Taft's rightward drift, Roosevelt formed the progressive Bull Moose party.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Aug. 2023
And in a year when former president Donald Trump is making a bid to take back the White House, multiple European governments may be headed for a rightward shift, propelled by voters in their late teens, 20s and early 30s.
—Catarina Fernandes Martins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
The rightward shift in politics is not restricted to Germany.
—Tilak Doshi, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
But in the now-defunct Senate bipartisan immigration proposal, Dreamers were ignored altogether, a casualty of the rightward shift on immigration.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
The bill represented a rightward tilt in Senate negotiations over border measures, yet the backlash was intense from conservatives.
—Stephen Groves and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
Yet, despite its rightward tilt, the bill is already losing Republican support.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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rightward
adjective or adverb
right·ward
ˈrīt-wərd 
: toward, at, or to the right
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